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Skyscraper Fire: The Silence Is Deafening
Three days after a towering inferno engulfed a 500 foot skyscraper in
Beijing, debunkers have failed to come up with any answers as to why
the building remained standing in comparison with WTC 7, which suffered
a uniform 7 second implosion as a result of limited fires spread across
just 8 floors on 9/11.

Gold
Rises To Record Sterling High
Gold priced in sterling and gold futures in India hit an all-time high,
adding to record peaks recorded for bullion on Wednesday in euro, Canadian
dollar and Swiss franc terms.

US
lawmaker injects ISP throttle into Obama rescue package
US Senator Dianne Feinstein hopes to update President Barack Obama’s
$838bn economic stimulus package so that American ISPs can deter child
pornography, copyright infringement, and other unlawful activity by
way of “reasonable network management.”

Turley:
Truth commission a ’shameful’ way to avoid prosecuting
war crimes
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) called on Monday for a “truth
and reconciliation commission” to investigate Bush administration
abuses, describing it as a “middle ground … to get to
the bottom of what happened.” However, constitutional law
professor Jonathan Turley believes that would be a terrible idea.

27,000
to work on Pentagon’s image
The new Obama Administration is keen to tackle the problem of America’s
poor international image. This may be why the Pentagon will spend
$US 4.7 billion and employ 27,000 staff for recruitment, advertising
and public relations this year, an Associated Press investigation
has revealed.